19 Salisbury and South Wiltshire pubs voted into the new CAMRA Good Beer Guide

19 pubs in Salisbury and South Wiltshire have been voted into the 50th edition of the Good Beer Guide published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) .

They were selected for the Good Beer Guide by local CAMRA members with personal experience of pubs in the South Wiltshire area.

One of the featured pubs is The Pheasant Inn on Salt Lane, Salisbury.

Landlord Martin Crane and his wife Julie were presented with their Good Beer Guide certificate by Ian Turner, chairman of the Salisbury & South Wilts branch of CAMRA.

“We are delighted to be voted into the Good Beer Guide,” said Martin, who has been at The Pheasant for three years.

“I go to a lot of trouble to keep my beers just right. Freshness, a minimal stock and regular cleaning are all crucial.”

The Pheasant also serves a range of excellent traditional English food from a kitchen run by his wife Julie. Martin is a hugely experienced landlord having been in the pub trade for 29 years, 14 of them in Salisbury.

The Cranes took over The Pheasant in November 2019, just four months before the Covid-19 pandemic began. He admits that since then running a pub has been tough going, first with the lockdowns resulting from Covid and now with soaring energy prices.

Ian Turner, chairman of the Salisbury & South Wilts branch of CAMRA, said, “We are lucky to have so many good pubs in this area and inclusion in the Good Beer Guide is a tremendous accolade for the very best of them. The Pheasant is an excellent example of a really cracking good local with a selection of well-kept real ales.”

Altogether 140 pubs in the area covered by the Salisbury & South Wilts Branch of CAMRA were eligible for inclusion in Britain’s premier guide to real ale but CAMRA members chose only the top 19.

The full list of South Wiltshire pubs which have been included can be found in the 2023 edition of the Good Beer Guide, which will be on sale from tomorrow (27 October 2022).

It is the 50th edition of the Guide and this year has been made much more user-friendly and accessible. As well as 4,500 of the best real ale pubs in Great Britain, it includes a comprehensive breweries section.

It will be available at £16.99 plus postage and packing from CAMRA here.

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